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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

African/African-American Studies Minor

African/African-American Studies Minor (24 cr)

Committee: Kenneth Marshall (Coordinator), Bonita Hampton, M. Neelika Jayawardane, Tania Ramalho, Barbara Streets, Uyilawa Usuanlele, Cheryl Wilkins-Mitchell, Patricia Clark

A. Core Requirements (6 cr)

ARS 210 - Sub-Saharan Africa & Diaspora Credit: 3
ARS 499 - Independent Study Credit: 1 to 6

B. Elective Requirements (18 cr)

Choose any two of the following disciplinary clusters. In each cluster, choose three courses under advisement. At least six credit hours must be at the 300-400 level.

1. HUMANITIES

ENG 237 - Ethnicity and Cultural Difference in Literature Credit: 3
ENG 337 - Topics in American Ethnic Literature Credit: 3
ENG 357 - Black Women Writers Credit: 3
ENG 360 - Literature in a Global Context Credit: 3
HIS 206 - Africa to 1800 Credit: 3
HIS 207 - Africa since 1800 Credit: 3
HIS 350 - Slavery In America to 1865 Credit: 3
HIS 356 - Civil War and Reconstruction Credit: 3
HIS 482 - Seminar in Third World History Credit: 3
PHL 305 - Ethics II: Contemporary Ethics Credit: 3

2. MEDIA AND THE ARTS

BRC 350 - Children, Women, and Minorities in the Media Credit: 3
COM 422 - Intercultural Communication Credit: 3
MUS 317 - The Evolution of Jazz and Rock Credit: 3
MUS 329 - Music and Politics Credit: 3

3. SOCIAL SCIENCES

SOC 260 - Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender Credit: 3
SOC 280 - Social Problems Credit: 3
SOC 301 - Topics in Sociology Credit: 3
SOC 351 - The Changing Modern Family Credit: 3
SOC 367 - Globalization and Poverty Credit: 3
SOC 460 - Dynamics of Prejudice and Discrimination Credit: 3
PBJ 325 - The Poor and the Courts Credit: 3
PBJ 347 - Crime and Society Credit: 3